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ALS or ALS mimic by neuroborreliosis—A case report
[CanLyme Note: This report relates that their is reason to double check positive CSF PCR tests for Lyme disease. There is... View Article
Tag Archive: Lyme Disease
New Podcast: Lyme and outdoor safety for teaching children
Sarah is excited to announce a new Educator Resource for Lyme disease, and speak with the lead resource developer, Lauren... View Article
People working in our forests are at risk for tick borne disease – Sarah and Tim Tchida talk tick safety in treeplanting
February 2, 2021 What can employers do to protect staff who work in the outdoors? In today’s podcast, Sarah explores... View Article
New Podcast: Dr. Theoharis Theoharides, Professor of Immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
Welcome back! Season 2 of the Looking at Lyme podcast starts now. Dr. Theoharides has been on the leading edge... View Article
Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Changes in the Class II Self-Immunopeptidome Displayed on HLA-DR Molecules Expressed by Dendritic Cells
September 2020 The MHC class II antigen processing and presentation pathway has evolved to derive short amino acid peptides from... View Article
Canada’s CTV investigative reporting show W5 explores Lyme disease: Bitten
Nov. 21, 2020 W5 TV show delves into Lyme disease and the lack of proper diagnostics and treatment in Canada.... View Article
The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for Lyme Awareness.
The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for... View Article
Promising treatment brings new hope for patients with chronic Lyme disease
Nov. 20, 2020 KENDAL, ONT. — Kevin Matthews was a healthy 58 year old trying to ease into a slower... View Article
Evaluation of pathogen specific urinary peptides in tick-borne illnesses
Abstract Mass spectrometry enhanced by nanotechnology can achieve previously unattainable sensitivity for characterizing urinary pathogen-derived peptides. We utilized mass spectrometry... View Article
New Podcast: Lyme: the First Epidemic of Climate Change
“In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about ticks, Lyme disease and climate change with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer. She lives... View Article
New podcast: Wilderness first aid training and Lyme prevention
“In today’s podcast, Sarah examines the importance of adequate training in wilderness first aid skills. She speaks with expert Michael... View Article
New Podcast: Reducing your risk while outdoors
“In this podcast, Sarah speaks with Steve Smith, an expert in outdoor risk management. Steve has worked for many years... View Article
View public comments given to the USA Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG)
[CanLyme Note: In the comments of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) they state,”IDSA continues to advocate for utilizing... View Article
YebC regulates variable surface antigen VlsE expression and is required for host immune evasion in Borrelia burgdorferi
Oct. 2020 PLOS PATHOGENS Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen causes persistent infection by evading the host immune response.... View Article
A message to Canadian Lyme disease patients from W5 TV show. They want you!!
“Hello all, If you are receiving this email then you and I have spoken about the documentary W5 is currently... View Article
Unintended Consequences: The Perils of Publication and Citation Bias
“The system of scientific communication appears to be more fragile than was once believed.” Decisions made by individuals with particular... View Article